Chanese Central - AP Lit Comp

Syllabus for AP English Literature and Composition

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Weekly Warm Ups

AP Vocab (continually updated)

Dates	Topics and Assignments
8/29 - 8/31	Welcome / Class info AP Overview Link to AP Literature Site Summer Reading collection First dose of AP Horton Hears a Who Analysis and supplementary reading
9/4 - 9/7	AP Practice Test Reading like a professor AP Vocab Intro to The Great Gastby Audiobook HERE Full eText HERE
9/10 - 9/14	AP Vocab Lost Generation Context The Great Gatsby Chapter 1 First Gatsby Writing Assignment Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Logical Fallacies
9/17 - 9/22	The Great Gatsby Chapters 4-5 Second Gatsby Writing Assignment SAT Prep The Ethicist question
9/24 - 9/28	The Great Gatsby Chapters 6-9 Third Gatsby Writing Assignment
10/1 - 10/4	The Great Gatsby Take-home test Film adaptation Nature of adaptations Intro to The Scarlet Letter Intro to Transcendentalism Emerson, "Nature" excerpt
10/8 - 10/12	Practice AP Exam #1 Full Exam Practice 55 MC questions 3 Essays Gatsby Test Return and Revise
10/15 - 10/19	Practice AP Exam Review Question Analysis Essay Review PSAT Gatsby Test Revision Review The Scarlet Letter (click for audiobooks!) Chapters 1
10/22 - 10/26	The Scarlet Letter Chapters 2-4 Quiz - Chapters 1-4 Tone, Theme analysis
10/31 - 11/2	The Scarlet Letter Chapters 5-8
11/5 - 11/9	The Scarlet Letter Chapter 9 Quiz - Chapters 5-9 Style analysis Device scavenger hunt "The Minister's Black Veil" Connection to The Scarlet Letter Response form
11/13 - 11/16	The Scarlet Letter Chapters 10-14 Style Practice Reading Journals Celebrity criminal article/response
11/19 - 11/21	The Scarlet Letter Chapters 15-18 Group chapter presentations
11/26 - 11/30	The Scarlet Letter Chapters 19-24 Pearl-pointing scene reaction Moral Wilderness Creative writing: moral wilderness assignment
12/3 -12/7	The Scarlet Letter Closure of the novel 3x3 Challenge Assignment Results HERE Analytic paper drafting
12/10 - 12/14	AP Practice Exam #2 Multiple Choice Three essays The Scarlet Letter Paper Brief overview
12/17 - 12/21	The Scarlet LetterPaper Detailed overview Thesis development (three x three challenge) Time to work
1/3 - 1/5	The Scarlet Letter OR Poetry Paper Finalize thesis Begin introductions
1/7 - 1/10	Paper draft due Conferences regarding... Introductions Body Paragraphs Conclusions Midterm Exam Given Out Prepare in advance Exam will have AP Conditions (no supplementary materials)
1/14 - 1/18	Midterm Exams